The Sun had never seemed so brilliant before; with its
pungent rays streaming through the eerie darkness,

The winds had never seemed so exciting before;
whizzing past my scalp in nervous exhilaration,

The leaves had never seemed so greener before; with
the dew drops on their surface shimmering profoundly
in the morning light,

The voice of the Nightingale had never seemed so
melodious before; drifting me into waves of
unparalleled rhapsody,

The river had never seemed so buoyant before; with the
swirling waters; culminating into tons of froth as I
whistled by,

The meadows of grass had never seemed so blossoming
before; with the mystical camouflage drowning me into
an ocean of enchantment,

The clouds in the cosmos had never seemed so robust
before; with each patch of cotton wool resembling
chunks of rejuvenating ice-cream,

The echo in the valley had never seemed so thunderous
before; engendering a billion droplets of dry sweat to
envelop my body,

The trio of rabbits leaping through the pastures had
never seemed so boisterous before; innocently bouncing
over the pathway of shriveled twigs,

The children dancing on the dance floor had never
seemed so pepped up before; gyrating their bodies to
the tunes of vivacious wild life,

The sizzling slices of bread had never seemed so
ravishing before; rekindling even the most dormant
taste bud down my throat,

The designs embossed on the walls of the caves had
never seemed so realistic before; as if events which
had happened centuries ago were unfurling bit by bit
before my eyes,

The peacock under pelting rain had never seemed so
majestic before; with the kingly plumage of its
feathers captivating me in complete mind, body and
soul,

The boats sailing on the sea had never seemed so
magnificent before; with the stars shimmering
resplendently in the sky engulfing them with silvery
light,

The tears of the new born infant had never seemed so
emphatic before; with their mesmerizing softness
making my heart leap in exultation,

The ring on my finger had never seemed so glistening
before; with the rays emanating from its demeanor
adding a glitter to my morbid eyes,

The body of my beloved had never seemed so tantalizing
before; with each area on her skin; enticing me to
coalesce into an everlasting embrace,

The lap of my mother had never seemed so warm and
compassionate before; luring me into invincible and
heavenly sleep,

And the photo of my God had never seemed so radiant
before; with his omnipotent aura firmly reinstating my
lost faith in all mankind,

O! yes after a tired day in the office; slaving more
than 12 hours under my pretentious boss's nose; the
world outside seemed as if it was recreated again; and
things which seemed like wholesomely dead in office
hours; now struck me as if they were bouncing and
alive; as if they had been just born…


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